Nagorno Karabakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan issued an address on occasion of First Armenian Republic Day.

The address says,

"Dear compatriots,

I congratulate you on the day of the First Armenian Republic.

This is a festive day for the entire Armenian people in Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora. And everybody must remember the token of that day. It is the victory of cohesion and united will of our people.

It is also due to the heroic examples of Sardarapat, Bash-Aparan, Karakilisa that we could gain victory in the Artsakh war and today we life and create in a free and independent land and have day after day flourishing and developing Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

We should realize the price of these victories and cherish it as the apple of an eye. Let us preserve and build our country together, spare no efforts to strengthen the Armenian statehood and handover to the generations to come a powerful and thriving Motherland - the dream of all Armenians.

Dear compatriots, I congratulate you on this invaluable and memorable day once again and wish you new victories and success in glory of the Armenian nations, its bright and radiant future."